Promat considers Supply Chain activities as important contributors in the Value Chain. The key objective is a 100% fulfillment of our standard sales level agreements and for our specific commitments to Customers.
To achieve this objective strong focus has be put on the following aspects:
- A First Class management of stock availability, scheduling and lead times
- In depth collaboration with hauliers and forwarders to provide adequate service (delivery time and unloading features),
- An efficient internal communication system with Sales service departments, production and workshops,
- A deliberate choice for speed, including a short transit time through truck loading docks
- A 0 default policy, in particular for loading activities (errors) and handling activities (damages), and on line measurement of service level performances
The ability to adapt to a wide variety of customer requirements
- Deliveries from 250 gr to 24 tons (parcels, groupage, full trucks, air and sea freight)
- Lead times from a few hours up to a one year scheduling (big projects like tunnels)
- Good values from a few cents to a 1000 € a piece
- From resistant products like high density boards to very fragile material (i.e. micro porous)
Promat SC resources
- A worldwide SAP platform that allows customer requirements being known in all of the relevant locations (suppliers, production sites, storage locations, workshops)
- A worldwide distribution system that makes products to be available everywhere with short lead times
- A high level integrated Supply chain team coordinated worldwide
Key data of the Promat SC
- 14 production sites
- 100 storage locations
- 10 dedicated workshops
- 150 trucks a day
- 2000 sales orders a month
- 150 distributors